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U.S. trade tensions are escalating with Canada. The Trump administration turning up the pressure by banning some of the Canadian imports. Senior White House correspondent Peter Ducey is live with the details. Good morning, Peter. Good morning, Lawrence. And the law President Trump is using here lets a president ban products from countries that he or she thinks are discriminating against U.S. commerce. It is Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. And so now, as of September 9th, THESE CANADIAN PRODUCTS ARE JUST BANNED, CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES. IT IS SOME ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, SOME DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND SOME LARGE MOTORCYCLES FROM CANADA. AND IF THESE CANADIAN PRODUCTS, AND IF OTHER CANADIAN PRODUCTS RATHER ARE NOT OUTRIGHT BANNED, THERE ARE GOING TO BE 50% TARIFFS ON THINGS LIKE CHEESES AND CHEESE SUBSTITUTES, WRITING AND DRAWING PAPER, IRON OR STEEL PILLARS, POSTS, BEAMS AND GERDERS, ALUMINUM BARS, RODS, TUBS AND THE BASICS OF THE BASICS OF CENTERS, FUNDAMENTALS, FUNNY, LAND PIPES, FURNITURE, MATTRESSES AND OUTBOARD MOTORBOATS ON TOP OF EXISTING TARIFFS ON BEER, WINE, LIQUOR, CIDER, NATURAL HONEY, CEMENTS, ICE HOCKEY AND FIELD HOCKEY EQUIPMENT. THE PRESIDENT IS EXPLAINING HIS REASONING LIKE THIS. THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT INCLUDING CANADIAN PROVINCES HAVE BANNED AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE CANADIAN TRADE SCAM, THE CANADIAN TRADE SCAM, FROM NOW ON, NO RECIPROCITY, NO ACCESS. AND WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS, WHICH IS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING HE SAYS A LOT NOW, THAT CANADA IS HARDER FOR HIM TO WORK WITH THAN RUSSIA OR NORTH KOREA OR CHINA, IT SOUNDS LIKE A JOKE. BUT THEN HE DOES SOMETHING LIKE